Chapter 102: Battle Outside the City

Bang!

Bang!

After exchanging a dozen moves, Zhao Jie spat out several mouthfuls of fresh blood.

He was knocked flying by Gu Han, smashing into a wall and buried in rubble, unable to rise.

After Gu Han stepped forward to deliver the finishing blow, he also took Zhao Jie's storage ring and absorbed its attributes.

This time Gu Han absorbed the attributes of Zhao Jie and Zhang Hai; because they were of higher realm, the attributes he gained were also somewhat higher.

But what surprised him was that the supplies in their storage rings were far greater than those of previous victims!

Just the raw stones alone were several times more than those of the Wu Zong of Fury!

Moreover, there were plenty of staple foods suitable for battle pets, as well as demon beast inner cores!

These must have been prepared by the two for their own battle pets.

But before they could achieve great merit and return to Dan Ren Cheng, they fell into Gu Han's hands.

During this period, Gu Han mostly stayed in the city and did not go out to hunt demon beasts.

This resulted in Little Wolf being unable to keep up with Gu Han's combat power, and in battle it could only use skills to restrain the opponent as just now.

It could not truly join the fight.

But as long as there were sufficient demon beast inner cores, via the Battle Pet System Little Wolf could quickly grow stronger.

Gu Han immediately used the Beast System, expending all the demon beast inner cores from the two's storage rings to boost Little Wolf's strength.

Little Wolf only felt warm currents surge through its body, strengthening its meridians and qi-blood.

However, this was far from the first time Little Wolf had benefited from the Battle Pet System; it was already accustomed to it and enjoyed it peacefully.

Aooo—

Indeed, I am the genius wolf!

Little Wolf's aura quickly rose to two-star ninth level!

"Reminder, host: the current demon beast qi-blood and water elemental force are insufficient for Little Wolf to break through the tenth-level threshold; if forced, it would break through to three-star. Continue?"

This is the system's overbearing nature.

Even ordinary people have never heard of the tenth level, but Gu Han can, with the system's aid, let his battle pet break through as well!

However, to break through the tenth level, one must instantaneously inject a massive amount of demon beast qi-blood.

This is also one of the limitations of breaking through the tenth level.

Ordinary people, even without knowing this, upon reaching perfection in the ninth level and touching the threshold of a higher realm, will choose to break through directly.

How could they possibly have the patience to slowly accumulate foundations and break through the tenth level in one go?

"Let's pause for now."

To let Little Wolf likewise break through the tenth level, Gu Han halted the system's infusion without hesitation.

Immediately afterward, Gu Han looked at Wang Keyan, who had finished regulating her breath,

"Are you still able to move?"

Wang Keyan, who had just barely avoided being taken hostage, still looked somewhat pale, but she nodded,

"I'm fine, let's go."

Gu Han quickly stepped forward and assisted the Blaze Hound in dealing with the last Great Martial Master.

Next, he took a healing pill found in Zhang Hai's storage ring and fed it to the Blaze Hound.

The digestive capacity of demon beasts far exceeds that of humans.

Although a demon beast can only absorb a fraction of the efficacy of a human healing pill, it is still much faster than natural healing.

"Blaze Hound, can you still smell the scent of those who fled?"

The Blaze Hound sniffed, then looked at Gu Han and shook its head helplessly.

Just before dying, that Great Martial Master struck its nose with every blow.

Evidently, even in death, that person sought to prevent it from continuing to pursue Qiu Lin and the others.

Gu Han could only frown, gazing at the nearby streets, and pointed in a direction based on intuition,

"Senior Di went left earlier, so we'll take the right path and split up."

According to Gu Han's speculation, Qiu Lin and the others certainly did not expect that there was still a Wu Zong expert like Di Ying inside the city.

Moreover, they never imagined Di Ying would choose to oppose them.

Thus, on this expedition they at most brought the two Wu Zong brothers, Fury and Frenzy.

These were more than enough to deal with the Wu Zong commander in charge of defending the city.

The remaining city garrison troops could be left to the Great Martial Masters and Martial Masters of Dan Ren Cheng to handle.

Thus, as long as Gu Han is careful and need not worry about Wu Zong experts, his safety is absolutely assured.

Wang Keyan had already come to regard Gu Han as her mainstay, so she naturally would not oppose his decision.

The two rushed toward the direction Gu Han had chosen, yet failed to notice the person hiding in the shadows, whose face bore a grim expression.

"This person is actually Gu Han!"

"If Gu Han were here, he would surely recognize at a glance that this person is Deng Li, the Dutong who betrayed Mu Shan Cheng."

After Qiu Lin and the others diverted Di Ying, Deng Li immediately circled back.

He was both looking for an opportunity to sneak attack and kill Gu Han, and covertly assessing the situation.

However, he could not find any opening in Gu Han for a moment, and was all the more shocked by Gu Han's displayed strength.

As a fellow Great Martial Master, his strength is estimated to be slightly above that of Zhang Hai and the other.

But this is not enough to give Deng Li full confidence in defeating Gu Han.

Deng Li's eyes shifted, and he quietly slipped away into the distance.

Soon, Deng Li appeared at the city tower of the fortress.

After passing the inspection and report of the city guard soldiers, he saw the city guard Bijang Zhou Kuan, who was at that moment worrying about the battle outside the city.

General Zhou.

Deng Li bowed and gave a salute, but Zhou Kuan waved his hand without even turning his head.

At this moment, his only concern was the battle situation outside the city.

Although some reinforcements had arrived, the battle prospects of the various camp instructors were not optimistic.

The first to bear the brunt was Li Kai of the Third Camp.

Li Kai, together with his war beast Wind Shadow Wolf, resisted the Ice Frost Giant Python summoned by the Ice Profound Sect cultivators' formation.

But how could one person and one wolf possibly oppose the combined strength of the Ice Profound Sect cultivators?

The Wind Shadow Wolf had already died a miserable death; as its master, Li Kai, who had constantly accompanied it day and night, was overcome with grief and fury, fighting the Ice Frost Giant Python to the death.

The final result was that Li Kai was blasted away, his meridians shattered throughout his body!

Old Li!

Seeing this, Du Heng, the Bijang of the Fourth Camp, his eyes nearly bursting with rage, roared as he forcibly broke through the encircling Saber-toothed Army that sought to kill him.

He recklessly rushed forward, rescuing Li Kai, who had only half his life left, from the jaws of the Ice Frost Giant Python.

At that moment, Li Kai's legs were already stuck in the Ice Frost Giant Python's mouth; Du Heng could only decisively decide to cut off Li Kai's legs.

Even if Li Kai could survive the battle, he would likely never be able to retain his former strength.

But Du Heng was now surrounded; how could he possibly bring Li Kai safely back to Mu Shan Cheng?

Old... Old Du, don't worry about me.

Li Kai, already exhausted to the point of his life hanging by a thread, exerted all his strength to try to push Du Heng away,

"Even if I survive, I'll only be a burden to you; don't worry about me. You must hold Mu Shan Cheng!"

"We cannot let Mu Shan Cheng fall into the hands of these fellows; the safety of the entire city's populace rests in your hands."

After saying that, the half-bodied Li Kai forcibly mobilized his Qi Blood and launched a final attack at the Ice Frost Giant Python.